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T. R. WOODARD.

CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE.

No. 600,130. Patented Mar. 1,1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS RICHARD WOODARD, OF KINGSBURY, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALPI-IONSE JOHN ESNOUFF, OF RICHMOND, CANADA.

CLOTH-MEASURING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,130, dated March 1, 1898.

Apnlicationfiled December 18, 1896. Serial No. 616,162. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I,THoMAs RICHARD Wooo ARD, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Kingsbury, in the county of- Richmond and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Measuring Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cloth-measuring machines; and it consists in the novel con struction and combination of the parts here inafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of Fig. 2 is a front View of the indicator mechanism. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the indicator mechanism. Fig. 4 is a crosssection taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3.

The base consists of two longitudinal bars A, and B is a screw for adjusting the distance between the said bars, so as to accommodate rolls of cloth of difierent Width. B is a guide secured to one bar and sliding in a hole in the other bar, so that the two bars are kept parallel. All these parts are of ordinary approved construction.

C are uprights secured to the bars A. Each upright is provided with a rectangular socket c and jaws 0' above the said socket. The uprights C are secured at about the middle of the bars A, and D are supports secured to the end portions of the bars A. A roll of cloth E is journaled between the supports D at one end of the machine, and E is a similar roll journaled between the supports D at the other end of the machine. The roll E is provided with a crank-handle e or other approved means for revolving it.

F is a cross-bar which is placed in the sockets c. The cloth from the roll E is passed over the cross-bar F and is wound upon the roll E.

G is a bar which rests on the cloth over the cross-bar F and has its ends arranged be- Two driving-wheels g are tween the jaws c.

journaled in bearings g on the bar G, and H is a worm revolved by the said wheels. The bar G is provided with notches j in one side for the wheels 9 to project through. The bars F and G are slidable in the sockets c and jaws 0, so that the uprights C can be set at different distances apart. The wheels g bear on the cloth and are revolved byit constantly as it passes over the cross-bar.

I is a casing pivoted at one end by a hinge ito one of the bearings J is a worm-wheel secured on a shaft j, which is journaled in the casing I and is provided with a knob j on its end outside the casing. The casing has a sight-opening 2", through which a marked scale h on the side of the worm-wheel can be observed.

The worm revolves the worm-wheel, and 65 the amount of cloth passed over the cross-bar is indicated by the scale on the worm-wheel. When a new roll of cloth is to be measured, the casing is raised on its hinge and the wormwheel is turned back to zero while out of gear with the worm by means of the knob j. The position of the casing when raised is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

WVhat I claim is- In a cloth-measuring machine, the combination, with two similar uprights C adjustable toward each other and having openended sockets c and open-ended jaws c narrower than the sockets; of a cross-bar F for supporting the cloth, said cross -bar being slidable longitudinally in the said sockets; a bar slidable longitudinally and vertically in the said jaws over the cloth, said bar being provided with notches j in one side of it; and an indicator carried by the said bar and provided with driving-wheels g which project downwardly through the said notches and bear on the cloth, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS RICHARD WOQDARD.

Witnesses:

J. A. MARION, A. PAGE. 

